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c. w. SMITH. PLANTER ATTACHMENT. l APAPLICATION FILED JAN.4, |919.

Patent-ed Nov. 11

` s sHEETs-sHEr l.

C. W. SMITH.

' PLANTER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATIONv FILED JAN. 4. |919. I

. Patented Nov.11,1919i 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TM/ventole C.'W. SMITH. n .PLANTER ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4| ISIS.

1,321.53 39. Patented Nov. 11,1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

z 2a l I f l K y T all cohom it may concern l it known ythat l, CHARLES v`citizen of the United States, residingat i UiviTED STATESPATENT oiiiiioii.

f CHARLES W'. {s iirTH; or,eaavnciv"sraiivesfivrissoiiai,

rLAivTEaaTrAciiMEN'r;

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Giaydon k Spiiiiigs,in the county4 of "Polk V'and -State of Missouri, have invented'a new and useful Plan-ter Attachmenufeofwhich the following n is `a specification,

i lThe device forming; the gsubj ect. niatter of t been. made.

this applicatonis adapted to be attached to a planter for thepurposeof ydropping the One objectfof the inventionistoprovide novel means whereby the-dropper r'shaftinay be actuated. A t Another `object `of the invention is ,topi-ovide novel means whereby the `.driver O the vehicle v,can re-locate the vehicle, -in order `to secure proper alinenient in the rows when a deviation, ,about` .a stump or: otherwise, has

- Another object of the invention iste iinprove the sightfpole construction.`

It is Wi lgiintihe province of the` disclosure toy improve generally and" to enh-ance the utility of devices Vof that type to which the viinventio'nvappertaiiis.V 1 With the above andwotherlobjects in view,

`which will appear: asV the-descriptiono.prot

. aceeds, the invention resides in the coniloinadetails .of constructionv hereinafter described `and claimed, it being understood t-hat, Within tion and arrangement o'f'parts'and in Athe the scope of whatis-,claimed, ,ehanges in the precise embodiment of the inveiition.shoivn canrbe made Without ydeparting from the spiritofthe invention. n 1n the Vaccoinpanying drawings :e

Figure 1 shows in vertical`sectio n a` vice constructed in accondance with the ini vention, most pai-ts appearing elevation;`

. is `an elevation showing the Vdial f mechanism; {Fi-g. 3 is asectionLonfthe'line 3- 3 of FigQQ-g-Figl 4 is a topplan oftheV machine; Fig: 5 4isl a .sectional detail 'ilk-1S- ftratin-g the. mechanism under the control Lof an operator, Vwhereby the dropping means may be. regulated atjvvill; ,Figpis a `section t (on the line -6,6` o fFig, 5;; Fig. 7 sec- -tional detail i-llustratingifthe rider-.andf attendant parte,f Fi g 8 isa section 4taken on the line 8-f8'of Fig,` Fig.. 9 isanelevation showing the lock; parts thereof being re- `moved- `and Fig `1Q 1S a section on the `line f The; .numeral designates' generally, the v frame .on planter, carrying seed boppefrs 2 and provided with a shaft `for feeding.

"speeiqatioaof Letteren-tent.' Patented NOV, 11,191@ `app ucaioii med January 4,1919. `seiialiio.269,605. i' i i the seed from the hoppers., The numeral'tv marks a rock shaft, .connected with .the dropping mechanism.` The seat of the vehicle is denoted by the numeral 100. The device forming. the subjectmatter lof this application is adapted to be used with planters of t variouslkinds, but, by way of illustration, n

parts. above enumerated have been reproduced froiii Patent No; 1,131,897 granted -on March 16, 1915 to J. `B.`.Bartholoinew, for

sundry improvenientsin an Aagricultiiralina- A chine, `that patent havingbeen assigned toV the Avery Company, a 'corporation of Illi- =nois,,and the machine shown in ,the `patent being `lrnnvii. to the trade` as theAvery. machine.;v Although ,the device` foriniiigfthe subject matter .of this application `niay be used with plantersof various kinds, v,the allusion above tothe Avery ina-chineivilfl constitiite auseful index to the `general type .of

. planter Wlieirein bh@ invention may be ,mlOOdied An axle v5 jfournaledfor,"rotation in the frame 1, ground Vvvheels'; being journaled on the axle.` `The groundjwheels Bare 00ninectedmto tliehaxle 5 ,pawl and ratchet vinechani sins .7, which may beconstructedas desired, the structure .being such thatvvhen a forward rotation is mpaitedto the O'rouiid Wheels 6, the `aXle 5 vwill be rotated,

Whereas, l

if the ground.' Wheels 6 be rotated rear- Wardly,A thenthe axlejwill iiotibe rotated.

Apairof dependingfbiackets lis secured to the fraine 1 adjacent :to the forward.portions thereof, andin the brackets .18, a 4shaft 9 is journaled. sprocket YWheel 10 is mounted on the axle 5 and coperates With `a sprocket A.chain 11, engaged, fas indicated in Fig. 6, with :a sprocket Wheel 12 Von a sleeve i ,14, ythe sleevebeingdoosely `mountedgon the .shaft 9. "A, means isgprovided fwhereby' the @sleeve-..141 normallyfis `coupled to thesliaft 9 `-to rotatey tlierevvith,anc l, with `this en d in view, `the ysleeve is provided at one;Y end with Aaratchet Wheel "l5 adaptedto engage aroller` 16 on; a pavvl lfulcrunied ,intermediate its yends at 18 on agdislr19. securedfto 9,3 The disk 19 has alug 20 engaging one ,end of a ycompression spring121, thefotlier Aend lof tliespringcoperating with the' pavvl 17 to hold the roller 16 in engageinentwi-th the ratchet wheel `15, so `that ivhen the sleeve.`

14 rotategi; from` the axle `5 by l ineansof `,the sprocket chain 11theV 9 be rol.

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upwardly, A one -member of lthe s uppertv 'havinnT a lug 28.` A lever V24 is fulcrnmed .2112,25 .between thegparts vof tlieisupport 22 andan,-

27. compressionl spring 28 coperates Withf'the 'upper finger v2'6- and 'ivithja crossVV piece 2 9 connecting theconstitnent vparts 'of' the support 22, the function-of thes'pring 28 lpngitndinally E' adjustable i connection 30,

i pivetally ivith' a latch leverf Sli-coperating 'with' lja keeper32 carried by the iframe; 1 and adaptedtdfcoact "With keeper, to hold in i edited l1bOSitiOI'lS; .ai hand lever i0 Whh l the latch leverlV 'is pivoted, `the' 'handy lever.

`being lcruined at 101 onthekeeper'32.

.Standards 34 are secured tothe jforvvard portion of theifranieflAV betweenv one of the brackets 8 andthe support22f, Adepending Vhanger 351 'is'assembled with the frame 1 'Y to 'the 'rear l of the standards 34; vIn" the standards 34"V and in the hanger-35, rearwardly and downwardly .extended guidesv',

Vinthe form of rods, are mounted.'l

Y A v'rider ,is niountedfto reciprocate onthe tile sprii'i'gs4 1 10`being mounted on theguides 86, the ends of each spring'jbeing 'l connected Y tothe cross rhe'adanld to the rearporticn zof VVbeing,rughlystated, of Vspear shape. The V' crosshead` 37.0fv the rider c arr-ies a, rack bar vr39 nmeshing intov an'finterrnpted pinion p "securedtotheshaftfQL' l 45v -A lock `casing 41 is slidable onthevr guides i f 36' in front of 'the' cross Yhead V37 fand' isfprovided vonits bottom Witha trib, 42, A Where- Y lunto'the rear 'endo'iav link43 is pivoted, the

. rfr )rW/arrdfendofthe'linkl beingfpivotedl.'to` a 'rockf shaft4; 1: At this point, itf'maybe observed that Ythe :shaftlzisi driven by fra y sprocketfchain 104coperating vvith@l idlers 105 fnv the frame. 1, the i chain*1,04being engaged around the sprocket 106 on' the aXle 5.'

curved armY 44 v secured t0l thefdropper Or F: Y., :The lock",casing=41incloses= laffrine'chanism ,fo'lfY engagingv an, impares Von 'the einen@ 'v @cross head thismechanism,V Vprefera-bly i Y v Y fenibodyinga;pairlof,rotary-latches@ flo- 1*: the Vlatches" 'havingirf'recesses` '46adapted to c op'eratewiththe head 52; of tlie'lteeperf38,

cated'rin the casingftland ju'rnaled therein'7 managing., ings iinuiegiache 4 onthe latches Ythere are 48 adapted .-gcoactW-ith' .the angular ends "49' .of "retainers ,50,'the'finner ends of which ,arepivf {,otedlon agpost V5 1 located, Within thefcasing 41'.V ALinks jconnect :the retainer-$50 `With VVahead? 54 vonl ak plunger 55; mounted to 1 slide finabearing of tubularform, on-the rear liig,10,-the lock casing is made'in coacting parts, thebearing--mayfbe divided longitudinally, one 'portion ofthe bearing being locatedon each Vofthe parts of the lockcasy lend yagainstithe 'head `V54, and'abutsratjpits other end 'against-gthe bearing Yportion 56 Vof thelockv casing '411 A. U-shaped member:

ing;' Acompression spring 57abutsfatone 58isjseated upon and securedtojthe bearing Y r'andlconstitut'es, all Vintents andpurposes, la` part of thel lock.caSingQfLLf-The Uvshaped member 58 comprises arms 59 andA 60,"thea'r`m V60 having anopening lwherein'Y Y is .located af'l`ever62 pivoted atV '63" to jrthe l arm 59. At thisvpoint'mit may befme'ntioned incidentally thatv theffree end yof the leven* 62 isv adapted-to cooperate, in away to be described hereinafter, With the lug 23 onthe support 22,shoWn in Fig.l 5. Links V64i connecttheinterinediate portionv of. the lever l62 With a 'head plunger v55'; l Y Y 'v A 'bracket'is mounted Qon the'frame Yl in frontof the seat V100 the bracketcarrying ajcasing 67; The'casing67 includes altra'nsfv 65 on vthe realffendY-Oflthe" u Y parent plate V678:.. :behindwhich isfheldva pointer 69 coperatingfvvithfa dial 70 held Y by a hub'71,'cotterpins vT2-and a serev, fon a'shaft 74 journaled inl the casingi- The fhubv 71 may be supplied With V a dial 75,tlie

dials 70 andr 75, being graduated in any dev ',siredf-Way, to-shovv'the distancebetween the "'roWsfwhich are being/planted. The shaft 74 carriesarbeveled pinion'76 meshing into "a ybeveled `pinion" 77 on a' shaft 78journ'aled ya sprocket Wheel 80on the shaft'78, and about theYY sprocketv` Wheel ,isV trained `a jWheel 82 on the shaft' 9. 1 v

sprocket chainV 81 'coactingjvvith` a'V sprocket iororf fin Vbearing's'79 on the-bracket` 66. There 'is'V 110 Q tachedf' to the rear 'portion Vof the `frame '51,'

supports including inwardly Vprojesting l 1 parte '84hav1ngrearwardlyf VV'eirtendedf'arms'- Y j Sight Ypolesy 86, fl'ocated on opposite 1 ltherear endsjo'f the arms 85. f 'IVhe'lrea-r ends "of arcuate supports f 88areipivoted i at 89 'to Vsupports operatingVinf'sletsfQO ing'the farms 85 andbear'upontliesupports 88.1'! i V 85." Set-screws 91 are threaded Vinte tliearnis` d In practical operati' n,- YVwhen V the veli-icl V-Viginorves'fV forwardly, Y,the ground -yvhe'els 65 roy Y y 4'tate the 'axle'Y 5; through`-the instrumentality d 'f1 the 7"pavl fand ratchet rnechanisins'fV 7. Y

1 Ergmvnieaxler,ghevsprocket'wheeliathe iso sprocket: chain 11', thefsprocketvvheel 12'; the sleeve 14`5fthet`r`atchet Wheel115,1`th`e` Tavvl" 17 andthe disk 1 9 rotati'njto 't e'shaft af `,When 'the i share 9fr is .fotat'd; the inter; 'Iup'ted vpinionis n1""o1fated,` thepininmeshL ing into the'k radii 39 4and the Ider, of which the cross head: B7 constitutes the keeper?A 38 they lock casing. l41 is "coupled upftojthe rider "NJ-39;? The lock `Acasing now advances along Withthe rider` until theteethnfthe interruptedpinion i0v 4 `the rider #39 and the'loc'k 1casingV .41 reai' Wardlv, the rack han 39' being peirnitted 't0 move' rearwardly; independeiitljy'V ofAvv the pinionfLO; `because thatpinionfis `an interrupted pinion."X `It'` lwillrbe' understod'that during fthe forwardand rearward niovenient of the lock casing lgfas aboveeXpl-ained, the link 213Whichis"l pivoted to the lock casing Will operatethe shaft 4,`tlirough the in'str'u# mentality "of the" arinZlgandeffet a drop'- pin'g oftheseedat'theproperitiine. A

lYVhen 4the' leeky ncas'tingll Vslides rearvvardly,l :in cupled relation to the' rider rtli'eonterend of the" lever 62ult'iniately `engagesY the 'lug'.QS' on the xed sup? port '22. When Vth'e'lever 62 is tilted, ldliring lthis operation, Ythelinks' 61retiact the plunger 65,'a1wid the links u53 jtiltf the' retainers 50, the**angular-Sends 39` of ut`liefregtainers moving out, of the seatsSf inftth'e rotary Vlatehe's 115,@ The` backivard pull1 ol the 'springs 110" on the r rider 37.#39 causes being "rotated "until :the `lugs 4T abut', jtlie angular ends y19 "off the retainers 150 resting on the'pefipheries ofthe 'latchesv 45 tonne side of the seats T418," the' parts tlis beingre *stored to ni Vpasantes' shown' in'` Figs. i9

lping ieclfanisiiiQ` oI fcontol" that lInechanisiii. hand".v Theny the operatorl manipulates jthe""lever 33 and `theA latchflever f 81,,Intio'n' being 'transmitted to the 4lever 27 hy Way of e lever *mwa unitevi-)ani thelpawlfi,

. tiltingthepavvl on its ulcruin 18,V and Withs dravving'the roller 16 vfromengagementwithV the' ratchet Wheel 15. A Now, the sleeve `Meis 9; and,` consequently,the-finterrnpted "pinion IlrOQjthe ri'dei'27j-'-29,' and 'coacting parts, will remainlatres't; 1

Frein theshaft 9, motion is'transrnlttd i bywvay 'offthesprocket Wheel '82;` the sprocket `chain 81 "and thel sprocket Wheel inteneshing beveled pinions `77fand 76 op- Willbe 'clear 'that theinehanisnixf above altluded to "permits" the niachinesand Vits mechanisrrrxtp 'be f een prper'lyr; after? 2i-deviation `ory interruption" of 'any kind; *such* asimay occurg' for" installe;M when "the machine detoursV around a istumpiroclr'or other obi sta'olef g V'fileset s cevvs 91'ina'y be loosened,V permit? tingr'the;arcuate' supports 88v to 'Inove' in the slotsV 9012i the varins' 85', the sight poles 86 tiltingfontheir, pivotal Inonntingsrv 87;` In thisl vvayythefsight poles` may be adjusted, 'and by" tightening the set screws 91S',` the sight" poles 'Will 'be "held in adj usted 'posl tions?? A pair of stakes or poles may be'set Tinfthe ground, at" sidefof` the machine, andthe op'eratoig `lo'oliiigflateraliv in 'either direction, umay flin'e up either lof 'the sight poles '86 with-.thecorrespndingisight l oies in the ground. This operatioi'iwwil be clearly understood by ythoseskille'din tllefart Y and? bevariedas occasion naydemand.V

`Having tlius described thefinventionj'what is'clainiedfis:-`- V `1. A'planter having 'a guide; arider mountedfto slideon the guide; adocking mechanism slida'ble on the' guide" andihaving means foif engaging therrider; 'a ground Wheel; means torn operativelyjconne'cting the grouncl.. Lwheel vwith the frider'; a dioppei Ashait lneans' for :operatively connecting fthe aiidf means" f coperating with: the `locking inechanisnlto j release thefsanie' fronithe Amechanism onthe guident i i 4 i :V2.A planter :having-a gide; a rider niounted; to' slide on yfthe guide giavloeking A nieohanisln slidable ontlielguide and having nie'ans `for engaging the@ rider-"yV ground l Whef'e'l;l means lfor: operatively connecting the gro"und"r Wheel [with the riderjtoinove' l the i f y i rider faiid the-looking mechanism i inf Lone d 4V rectiorg" sp"`ring ineans for inoving. the rUri-der 1n an `opposite direction; adropper sha-';`

Y ia-$15.5

Vmeans for operatively .connecting the lock-1j Y ing'mechanism'vvjth the dropper shalftgfand' means coperatingvv-ith the lockingmeclranism toreleaserthesame from. theY rider atV a point .ing .the travel .o thellocking :mechf' vaniSm onftheguide.' 3.'.1In a vplanter;fan axle.; a ground, Wheel 1- lockingxfme'chanismg@ andY/meanscoperating atively .connecting the. shaft With. the axle f;

mechanismnnder the. control of Van operaf p, torY fordrsoonnecting said means romthe Y axle ;Y a guide; a rider .mounted to. slide; on

Y vmechanism :slidable on thelguide and hav.J

ing means for. engaging the rider; a ldropper ".35 shaft; means Lfor Y. operatively connectingfthe-v fon'theiguide: V l.. I x Y. A plantercomprisinganlaxle-;fafground 'the guide-g means for actuatingthe riderin'. -termittently in one direction from `the shaft;l springmeans foroperating the ,rider intermittently fin an opposite direction; alocking .lockingy mechanismy With the'dropper shaft;

. and. means. coactingYrvvgith',the locking mechagV 2 v f nism Vto releasethelsamefrom the rider-at a. point thetravelof.the 'lockingl mechanism Y wheeleon the axlegfashaft ;.means forjoper- 'Y atively connectinglthe shaft vv-ith;theaxle;y mechanism under. thezcontrol oigan" operator? .y for disconnecting said means from theshat ;Y. a-. guide; aridenmounted tov slide oinfthe 'i l pinion on thefshaitV and lmeshing into the rack, thepinion constituting. means Yfor movf'fo guidev and Yincluding a Y rack; an interrupted ingtherider, in ong direction; spring means Yrolf-'moving Vtherider in an opposite. direc-A Y jtion ;v aflocking mechanism f slidable on 1 the guide fand Vlmrming means for Y. engaging the E .rielerg'YY a .droppenv v`shaft means.E forfY ,pera- Ltivelyl connectingthe droppinY shaft vvithlthe@k Y j locking Y mechanism and l' means Y c'operat'in'g .l z with; the 1, locking- Ymechanismj to'release "fthe n Ysamefrom. the; riderfatfapoint yi-n the travel dept@ vvith the lockingi mechanism to release j the 'same from the.rider.atYfa-point;injtleftravelV :L of'thelockingmechanism;onthe-guide( r 42, A planter.: comprising an' axle; agnound fwheelontheaxleashaft; 'means-for oper-'- a. melissa engsedlby thelokg meehnisnislmnfs for freleasi-ng the locking ,mechanism from SeidlI $11.1@1117061@V at.. @point r1.Y..th@i;r2ve1.1-Of th locking mechanismen theZ guide a ground 1 vffheel;l and.. means for connecting 'the Y. 1110i'- wblmlember .with .the gmimdiavheel .if Y.

A: planter.- eernprng a guide ya rider mounted-.fte:reciprocatejoh-f .the-guid.; a

groiindi vvheel means.; for operativelyfcon- :pinion onnthe shaft; a guide;` azrider mount- Ved toreciprocate on the'guidegand injclfuding"4 apra'ck meshinginto the-pinionsthe rackfand 85 thepinion constituting 'meansffohjmoving theariderg in onef direction.; spring means forVr Ymovingthe rider in an opposite direction; ya Y locking mechanism mounted toslide on'the guide and including meanspfor engagingthe rider.; means'for, disengaging the locking mechanism l, immY .the riderV from aV pointv in the travel of the Ylocking mechanism onthe the. droppel" Shaft; and, means folcomilt- Ving thearm with the locking mechanism;V

9.A A planter, comprising Va.-reciproeating rider andareciprocating locking-mechanism 'havingmeans forengagingpthe rider; means for disengaging theflocking. mechanism vfrom "piti-he rider ata vpoint inYthetravel ofthe rider; Y

a ground Y'vvh'eel; a di'oppel' shaft; means lfor foperatively` V connectingthe ground Wheel with the rider; and means for .operatively connecting the droppershaft withthe k llgfm'echanism. r i. Y w Y parts; a Vreciprocating rider, and a reciprocating locking mechanism having means for engaging the rider; means for vdisengaging the lockingmechanismfrom thefrider lat. a f

vnismja. ground-Wheel; a .dropper shaft.;

Ipoint inthe travel-.of `the)lockingrmeeha- "i fmeansffor connecting oneofsaid coperating Iparts operatively., With .the ground" Vvvheel; p' f and means for Yconnecting'theotherjofsaid 1 per shaftg ating fY 'indi- Y eating mechanism from the shaft; a gnide; in the` travel of the looking `mechanism on j Y a rider mounted tol reciprocate on the guide; the guide. n y means for operating `the rider intermittently In testimony that I claim the foregoing from the shaft; a locking mechanism slidas my ovvn,V I have hereto affixed my signa- 5` able on the guide and having means for enture in the presenee of two Witnesses.

ygaging the rider; a dropper shaft; means for operatively connecting the looking meohp CHARLES W' SMITH' anism with the dropper shaft; and means eo-` Witnesses: Y p operating Withthe locking mechanism to dist 1 R. TmLMnN JONES,

l() engagethe same from the rider at a point VW'. H. JONES.

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